Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-16
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f the chef, and the care OF Mrs. M9pps,
the housekeeper, was slI that could be
desired; but while j. proceeded, through
al its routine OF entrees and courses, Me-
LAME was unplCEssntiy aware CT how her
uncle watched her and LOnsdale, though
they were seated apart, and she could see
his bald head shining, with MS side tufts
sitter than ever, with the CLEAN OF ne
/ 3pectscles aud the Mephist0plehen smile
behind them-a smile that BODIED CnIy
greed and mischief.
Sir BrIsco did the honCr5 Of bis taol2
we'll, and looked even younger t1an his
wears in evening costume, the WaiteT-ltke
gzr3 Of civiliZ ton; and though his
mOUstsChe was white IS snow, MS eyes
were clear - steel, bright and penetrat-
4 irg, and his teeth It naturel) white end
/ Wtll-f0rmei IS those Of mar OF i've
! ant-tweEty.
| Though quiet, and too gentlemaAly il
Emsnner 70 excite remark by lis 2tCsn-
1tioas, there was subtle something n tne
eearin2 Of MS host to MeiGuie, which, but
in the mans years, might have excited
/ mare alarm in the mind Of Montague
( LOasGale; YET there WAS sufficient &c
piqus AND aGnoy him, knowing is he cid
tn accessories Of wealth aud position
. possessed by the barO2at, though nc could
little suspect nat the latter h2d-ia the
proposal he Hgi made Ihs girl, though
he; proposal hsGnbeen rtjeC.ed-a point
d,oAi eier-a hssts for future operations.
II tact, the old Bar0ne. continued to
a5sU-5 her time and attention whenever
isaseuuld do 50; eui his iDpRtienc5 u
dzYoIa 4he ladies' in the dr@Wilg-r3om,
Il when tSSy all sailed thtler, WAS all Dus
y.l,r NJ Les l. =
Tower their wiNe and W5lnuts;" and Sc
4 cretly, ne Nas excessively bored By tAe
!, Wear. wao.loyad T. liugtr over his glass
ioi port aB6 talk politics, being SIS kac2
Ton the sQbi ec5s Of church and stetG IS II
derhaG Ifved In the days Of squire Wt5.-
ern: and Ike & bluff Tory CT the cic
school, more thaA once asserted thAt he
could never - m9sth,2e Witl'''a working
kmal's candidate, VINO had to tak5 bis
, GIot1ea Gu. ct his uacle,s Csre before n
t cau,t address the unNashed elect 9rsI"
$S}r Brisc0 would gatner have heard his
; military guests csen SallIng "s4op p
MtsgrSve Of h0rSes, er2 Loasdale q mil
ID ita ~ lie in Bengal.
= "How proud you must OF such :
e beautiful OH residence as TINS, III
> Blsco," ssid BIr Ggimshsw, occupiel
{ still b. ore Idea, IS b. looked NJ set tht
Il D1rquetted designs ons tie d9me-thape,
6 ceiling; ait must make you disd6fu mos
p other places"
; "Tha. would be fg2c5le pride" replied
Sir Brisco, smiling and toy ihg w,sb hi
& VINE glass, While thinking, too PROBABLY
r. Of L 1sG Cottage. ~.
fBgg there iE 8 certain proper pri1e
a hora OF and vgijb q good name" ceati1
p ced NJ. GrmsAew, 5edt on d2.tery.
Che PHO l.-s' ses'7:.S III a o''
u IA - ~
ma IA p-1
Is Very 3.15iS,'A l-i I .'''-l" k''--.0 =
lAs parFSEo'
g. A1d Sal. Dcisc3 was T!glS. lie coulf
+ tA9ura heP syer did 50 before, sf12rd e
TX mus. IL title TAa creation D.
/ Irfpg JsIl GeiS1t years atser tie late
+ SUCCEEDED % the t-rcne Ct EnElaac, al
he first Of The family ranked SfGeI 6sco
Z o. Redr-ava, PslGJ5 H2fc2-ttoFum "A
Giles bur held MS iaot5 uPeeT . cAsIse
: OF hapry n III, oy the nov unusual lai q!
), then, OF hl0l1g cIeAh SlIa" LOT III ~
!. I9JeS3Y ; acc WAeL ~ NC 80 rs
d. oe7eSru' 70 'u'A7.- - '--'-' Y IA vi
\ With ell th.s, Sir Brisc) WAS MUG
=, more humble sea meek man tEsn &A on
3 saoSi0us and INCLUSIVE nelSa32FI VINO ~
b the terror q eTil-3O@rs IS mag SRA
: and i4Idh0ldeF, O retired soap 29lcr @
= row. SWhQ-FhHtever his Fs5I nam
: may baYe,bee2-nc7 came form as Pan
- t2Stpe t-h1s y oraa Us Sn3o5 eh5C
ATphels greatly bought oid portraits
: t-muY oLCSi stuck someone tre5. on NJ
p, c3rriGge, sid Do2ssed e. ms ia ancestor
>, WlJ foUghs Gt 'AsE1gs With WIIilam c
= H'Oran5e F."